A 4-foot square footing has its bottom 2.24 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 113 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 123 lb/ft3, cohesion = 90 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.7, Nq = 29.7, N = 19.0). Compute the allowable load (in lb) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.4.

A 4-foot square footing has its bottom 2.24 ft. below the ground surface. The ground water table is located at a depth of 4 ft. below the ground surface. Unit weight of soil is 113 lb/ft3, Saturated unit weight is 123 lb/ft3, cohesion = 90 lb/ft2. Use angle of internal friction = 30° (Nc = 35.7, Nq = 29.7, N = 19.0). Compute the allowable load (in lb) that the footing could carry. Use FS = 2.4.

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Chapter16: Soil Bearing Capacity For Shallow Foundations

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Problem 16.13P: A square footing (B B) must carry a gross allowable load of 1160 kN. The base of the footing is to...

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